Comments on: pac-man? that’s pac-gentleman to you http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/ cool gadgets, games, gizmos and weird science Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:37:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rosie http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3109 Rosie Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:17:13 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3109 oh my god wow! this is so amazing i want it for christmas!!! oh my god wow! this is so amazing i want it for christmas!!!

]]> By: Jeff http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3110 Jeff Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:43:51 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3110 I think I could give a convincing function for the giant red button - start. There will be a period of time when you finish cranking the crank (which I would presume is tensioning a spring powered mechanism or somesuch) and are moving to the controls. The red button could keep the machine from springing into action until you are ready to start. I think I could give a convincing function for the giant red button - start. There will be a period of time when you finish cranking the crank (which I would presume is tensioning a spring powered mechanism or somesuch) and are moving to the controls. The red button could keep the machine from springing into action until you are ready to start.

]]> By: Doktor A http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3108 Doktor A Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:49:57 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3108 Don't you just find that things are generally better with a giant red button? Thanks for the great comments fellows.. Don’t you just find that things are generally better with a giant red button?
Thanks for the great comments fellows..

]]> By: sven http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3107 sven Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:13:17 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3107 @Eric To interrupt the game for a cup of tea, I assume @Eric
To interrupt the game for a cup of tea, I assume

]]> By: roadside scholar http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3096 roadside scholar Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:09:29 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3096 <strong>pac-gentleman sculpture...</strong> look at the wonderful details on this crazy steampunk “pac-gentleman” sculpture from uk artist doktor a. this description written by the artist says all ye need to know about this 9″ wonder: “when this game was first released in 188... pac-gentleman sculpture…

look at the wonderful details on this crazy steampunk “pac-gentleman” sculpture from uk artist doktor a. this description written by the artist says all ye need to know about this 9″ wonder:
“when this game was first released in 188…

]]> By: waypoints http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3095 waypoints Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:36:54 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3095 gorgeous gorgeous

]]> By: Eric http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3094 Eric Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:56:59 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3094 why does it have a giant red button? why does it have a giant red button?

]]> By: technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3099 technabob Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:11:16 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3099 I guess November 31st isn't a real date. But that's what the promotional material said, so go figure. I guess November 31st isn’t a real date. But that’s what the promotional material said, so go figure.

]]> By: Doktor A http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3104 Doktor A Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:05:50 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3104 Hello Doktor A here! Thanks for posting this The Pac Gent is part of my solo art-toy show at Cardboard Spaceship in Santa Cruz. The show opened Halloween and runs until Nov 31st. All the pieces can be seen on the Kidrobot forum here http://forums.kidrobot.com/viewtopic.php?t=85859 This is a custom of a toy called a "Soopa coin-op Bros" by Erick Scarecrow. Its about 9" tall. And I think a working version would be feasible. The ghosts and Pacman are on different levels so can pass behind one another. In reality they would need to be more flattened to work well but as this is a mock up I let a bit of artistic freedom creep in. The ghosts are blue on their reverse side and would swing around when vunerable (using the static moustach as a brace). The pills would be pinned balls which rotated 180 degrees from a yellow side to a black side when passed over, each pinging a tiny bell as it did so. You can see my other work at http://www.spookypop.com No more video games (well there is a SNES made into a backpack), but LOTS of Steampunk... Hello Doktor A here!
Thanks for posting this

The Pac Gent is part of my solo art-toy show at Cardboard Spaceship in Santa Cruz.

The show opened Halloween and runs until Nov 31st. All the pieces can be seen on the Kidrobot forum here http://forums.kidrobot.com/viewtopic.php?t=85859

This is a custom of a toy called a “Soopa coin-op Bros” by Erick Scarecrow. Its about 9″ tall.

And I think a working version would be feasible. The ghosts and Pacman are on different levels so can pass behind one another. In reality they would need to be more flattened to work well but as this is a mock up I let a bit of artistic freedom creep in. The ghosts are blue on their reverse side and would swing around when vunerable (using the static moustach as a brace). The pills would be pinned balls which rotated 180 degrees from a yellow side to a black side when passed over, each pinging a tiny bell as it did so.

You can see my other work at http://www.spookypop.com No more video games (well there is a SNES made into a backpack), but LOTS of Steampunk…

]]> By: halfsquatch http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3106 halfsquatch Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:30:32 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3106 How big is it? I'd like to see a point of reference to see its scale. How big is it? I’d like to see a point of reference to see its scale.

]]> By: Ed T. http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3105 Ed T. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:47:33 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3105 @#3-Jay Vaughan: (Pssst, it's not really from the late 1800s and is in fact, just an art piece.) @#3-Jay Vaughan: (Pssst, it’s not really from the late 1800s and is in fact, just an art piece.)

]]> By: laowaitattle http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3101 laowaitattle Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:47:05 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/#comment-3101 Great concept....shall we see the same idea soon applied to the Ipod and Iphone? Great concept….shall we see the same idea soon applied to the Ipod and Iphone?

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